3 days ago · Around 40,000 federal workers have accepted the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) buyout offer by the Feb. 6 deadline in its attempt to drastically reduce the size of the federal workforce and sift out uncommitted workers. Workers unions advised against it, stirring up confusion about its legality despite assurances from the administration. American […]

Feb 3, 2025 · Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union, denounced the buyouts.“Between the flurry of anti-worker executive orders and policies, it is clear that the Trump administration’s goal is to turn the federal government into a toxic environment where workers cannot stay even if they want to,” she said.

1 day ago · Trump also referenced special counsel Robert Hur’s report on his two-day interview with Biden, in which Hur described him as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” due to his occasional difficulty recalling details like key dates, including the date of his son Beau’s death.. In his post, Trump wrote, “The Hur Report revealed that Biden suffers from ‘poor memory’ and ...

2 days ago · President Donald Trump welcomed El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s offer to house convicted criminals in El Salvador’s mega-prison system.U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio proposed the deal and was stunned that Bukule “agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world.”. Bukule offered to take in migrants deported from the U.S ...

4 days ago · “Exposing the identities of officials who do extremely sensitive work would put a direct target on their backs for China,” said top Intelligence Committee Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia).. Former CIA director William Burns had devoted much of the CIA’s efforts to recruiting diverse officers to enhance the company’s international communications. In 2021, the CIA focused its budget on ...

6 days ago · President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halted wind energy projects in federal lands and waters. One administration official said the president wants the wind projects “dead and gone.” In response, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Monday that his state would stop approving new offshore wind projects, and oil and gas giant Shell walked away ...

Feb 5, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s controversial health and human services secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., cleared the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Kennedy is one of the nation’s most prominent vaccine critics. There has been great uncertainty surrounding RFK Jr.’s nomination after he stumbled on questions about Medicare and Medicaid and backpedaled past vaccine and abortion ...

Feb 4, 2025 · On Saturday, Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).Martin received a majority of 246 out of 428 votes. “We’re going to get to work,” he said in his victory speech. “We’re going to fight; we’re going to go out there and take this fight to Donald Trump and the Republicans, and we’re going to ...

Jan 25, 2025 · President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” passed under his predecessor Joe Biden‘s infrastructure law. “Congress passed landmark infrastructure and climate investments, and now President Trump is attempting to illegally withhold that money from American businesses, communities, and workers,” Rep. Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for the first of two consecutive confirmation hearings as he sought the job of health secretary after being nominated by President Donald Trump.If confirmed, Kennedy would have control over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for ...